Display-fixture for garments.



A. GUSAFSON.

DISPLAY FlXTURE FOR GARMENTS.

APPLICATION flu-:n MAR. 22. 1911.

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A. GUSTAFSON.

DISPLAY FIXTURE FOR GARMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22. 1911.

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ALFRED GUsTATsON, or AURORA, ILLINOIS, AssIGNoR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,To THE WELCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION or MICHIGAN.

DISPLAY-TIXTURE FOR GARMRNTs.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1915.

Application filed March 22, 1911. Serial N o. 616,106.

T0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALFRED GUsTArsoN, citizen of the United States,residing at Aurora, inthe county of Kane and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Fixtures forGarments, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to display fixtures for use in show cases orCabinets, and designed to support garments or similar articles, and thechief objects of the improvements which constitute the subject matter ofthis application for patent are to provide a fixture that will beavailable to support various articles of wearing apparel in a manner toproperly exhibit them for inspection; to arrange a simple and easilyoperated mechanism to adapt the apparatus to be shifted or revolved soas to assume a variety to facilitate the convenient andJ completeinspection of the garments supported thereon. These main objects, andothers of importance, are accomplished by employing the apparatusillustrated in the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of thisapnlication.

' The details of construction and manner of assembling are disclosed inthe several views which, briefly described, are as follows Figure 1 is asectional elevation, the cutting plane being transversely to thecarriage track; F ig. 2 is a top plan view of the guide plate; Fig. 3 isa longitudinal sectional view of the base and a portion of the column.

Referringto the details of the drawings, the numeral 5 indicates avertical pillar or column, comprising a central post or shaft 6 ofsuitable length and having its lower end reduced and provided withthreads 7 which engage a threaded boss in an upper rectangular bearingplate 8, which has two opposite margins supported on parallel rails 9,

connected at the ends by tie pieces 10 and supported above the ioor 11by frame pieces 12, which have legs 13 secured to the main floor 11 bybolts or spikes 111. Beneath the track is arranged a lower bearing platel5 of the same size as the upper plate 8, and adjustably secured theretoby boltsV 16. The opposite margins of this plate engage the under sidesof the track as in the case of the plate 8. The plates 8 and 15 securedtogether in the manner described constitute a carriage which is adaptedto travel on the track formed by the rails 9, and to reduce friction Iintroduce balls 17 between the bearing parts, the contacting surfacesbeing provided with suitable retaining grooves or channels 18 in whichthe balls roll. Ball retaining plates 17a are provided to secure properspacing of the balls 17, so that the carriage will be properly supportedat every portion of its travel from end to end of the track. Surroundingthe shaft @is a tube or pipe 19, which has threaded connection at thelower end with a guide or roller arm 20 which loosely surrounds theshaft 6, a set of bearing balls 21 being located between the guide arm2O and shaft to steady the arm. The upper end of the pipe 19 hasthreaded vconnection with Va collar 22 secured to a sleeve 24 by capscrews 23. The upper end of the shaft '6 is reduced where it passesthrough the sleeve 24 and the latter is counterbored above and below toreceive ball bearing cones 25, 26. The lower cone 25 is supported uponthe shoulder formed by the upper end of the shaft 6 and the upper cone26 is retained by an adjusting nut 27 on the end of the reduced portionof the shaft.

The apparatus herein described is designed to be located within aprotecting casing or cabinet, as is the usual custom in devices ofthisclass. The reference numeral 28 represents the floor of such a cabinet,the walls of the structure being omitted, since my invention has nopositive relation thereto. The said floor 28 is supported in anyconvenient manner at a suitable height above the building floor 11 andis provided with a rectangular opening 29 beneath which the track andcarriage are located, so that the column 5 will project therethrough.Suitably supported within the said opening 29 is a guide plate 30 havinga longitudinal slot 31 through which the main shaft 6 projects. Theroller arm 2O projects at equal distances upon opposite sides of thecolumn and is provided at each end with a pair of antifriction rollers32, arranged upon the under side of the said arm, and adapted to engagethe outer side of guide ribs 33 cast upon the upper side of the guideplate 30. These ribs are parallel opposite one end of the median slot 31and the remaining portions are slightly curved and inclined toward themedian line as indicated at 34 in Fig. 2. Arranged on the plate 30 andsurrounding the other end of the slot 31 is a guide ring 85, of

ment and having end portions converging toward the front of the case orcompartment, and means connected to the rack for rotative movementtherevvithto engage the converging portions of said guide ribs as therack` is moved into the case to bring the rack into parallelism With thecase or compartment.

8. In a display device, the combination of a case or compartment, arotatable rack movable to and from a position Within the case, a pair ofguide ribs connected to the case or compartment and having end portionsa case or compartment, a rotatable rack movable to and from a positionWithin the case,

a guiding rib device connected to the case or compartment and havingseparated but converging end portions, a member connected to the rackand normally out of engaging relation With said rib device When the rackis in front position and adapted to be brought into engagement therewithand to embrace said rib device to turn the rack into parallelism Withthe case or compartment as the rack is moved to its inner position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of tWoWitnesses.

ALFRED GUSTAFSON.

Witnesses:

ALBERT J. I-IUGKO, J. H. SLAKER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, ID. C.

